MayPoWriMo 16

Places outlive us 
even when we visit them 
pre-posthumously 

they possess their essence 
even though inhabited 
heretofore by hordes 

unknown in our lifetimes 
for that brief span 
we call bodies our home 

just passing through 
peak moments all around 
one sacred space followed 

by another in succession 
only familiar because 
they have been here before 

only restless because spirit 
roams freely settling 
at last in this space 

you can see the center 
from everywhere